Shintoism

Shinto is the ethnic religion of Japan, which is related to both mythology and Buddhism. Shintoists revere shrines, with 81,000 shrines being located across Japan and 85,000 people being Shinto priests; the religion worships deities such as Bishamonten, Benzaiten, and other kami, and the religion reveres spirits of ancestors, rivers, forests, and other parts of nature. 80% of Japanese people adhere to Shintoism, the folk religion and traditions of the people of Japan since ancient times.